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            Spring 2008

· Controlling Lupus
Source: Based on a presentation by Dr. Matthew Liang at the 2007 Lupus Symposium.

· Highlights from the 2007 Annual Scientific Conference of the American College of Rheumatology Meeting
Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of The Lupus Foundation of America

             Winter 2007

·  The Importance of Fatigue in Lupus
Source: Based on a presentation by Dr. Antonio Avina at the 2007 Lupus Symposium

·  Focus on Lupus in Children and Teens: Growing Up with Lupus
Source: Based on a presentation by Dr. Lori Tucker at the 2007 Lupus Symposium

·  Walk A Block for Lupus and community reports from around the province

Fall 2007

·  Living Well with Lupus
      Source: Dr. Stephen Balch, Medical Director, Jacquelyn McClure Lupus Treatment Center, USA.

·  The Dating Game
           Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of The Lupus Foundation of America

Summer 2007

·  Lupus Research in the Pediatric Clinic at BC Children’s Hospital is Going Strong!
      Source: Dr. Lori Tucker, Director of Research, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology,
      BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC.

·  Ignore the Pain?
Source: NIH, National Cancer Institute

·  Lupus and Bone Health
Source: Greater Florida Chapter, Lupus Foundation of America

 

Spring 2007

• Can the Environment Cause Lupus?
  Source: News & Views, newsletter of Lupus UK
  
• Oral Concerns in People with Lupus
  Source: Hospital for Special Surgery, HSS.edu
  
• Living Well with Chronic Illness
  Source: Based on a presentation by Sue Mills, PhD, at BCLS 2007 Annual General Meeting  

Winter 2006

• Pregnant and Healthy
  Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America
  
• Walk A Block for Lupus and Community Reports from Around the Province

Fall 2006

• Thinking, Memory and Lupus: What We Know and What We Can Do
  Source: Hospital for Special Surgery, HSS.edu
  
• Be Empowered!
  Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of The Lupus Foundation of America

Summer 2006

• Why Don’t They Just Take Something?
  Source: The Invisible Disabilities Advocate, www.MyIDA.org
  
• The Genetics of SLE
  Source: the lupus newslink, newsletter of The Lupus Alliance of America
  
• Questions and Answers About Autoimmunity
  Source: National Institute of Health

Spring 2006

• Eye Manifestations of Lupus and Sjogren’s Syndrome
  Soure: Based on a presentation by Dr. Kevin Wade at October 2005 BCLS Symposium
  
• A Family’s Journey
  Source: Based on a presentation by one family on their journey living with lupus at October 2005 BCLS Symposium

Winter 2005

• Research Update: Cancer in Lupus
  Source: Based on a presentation by Dr. Sasha Bernatsky at the BC Lupus Society Symposium held October 22, 2005
  
  
• Dr. Wade Answers Your Questions
  Source: Questions answered by Dr. Kevin Wade after his presentation on “Eye Manifestations of Lupus” at the BCLS Symposium
  
  
• Lupus Awareness Activities Around the Provinces
  
  
• 2005: A Year of Accelerated Momentum for Lupus Research
  Source: Lupus Foundation of America website

Fall 2005

• Reflections on Living with Lupus
  By: Paul J. Donoghue, Ph.D., and Mary Siegel, Ph.D.
  Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America
  
  
• Osteoporosis and Lupus: Boning Up
  By: Laura Williamson
  Source: Lupus Now, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America
  
  
• U2 Rocked by Heart, Mind and Soul
  By: Ramona Satar
  

Summer 2005

• Learning To Live Well With Lupus. Part 2: Preventative Coping Strategies
  By: Cheryl Magnusson
  Clinical Resource Nurse, BC Lupus Program
  
  
• How Can I Feel So Unwell and Yet, Very Little Shows in My Bloodwork?
  By: Dr. Stephanie Ensworth
  Rheumatologist, Director, BC Lupus Program
  
  
• Common Virus Can Trigger Lupus
  Source: National Institute of Health
  
  
• Don’t Call it a Women’s Disease – Men Get Lupus Too
  By: Russell Wild
  Source: Lupus News, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America

Spring 2005

• Learning to Live Well With Lupus. Part 1: Physical Measures
  By: Cheryl Magnusson
  Clinical Resource Nurse, BC Lupus Program
  
  
• Fatigue in Lupus
  By: Dr. Philip Helliwell
  Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology, University of Leeds
  
  
• Dealing With Depression
  By: Laura Williamson
  Lupus Foundation of America

Winter 2004

• Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Lupus and Heart Disease
  By: Dr. Susan Manzi
  
  
• Lupus Activities Around the Province
  
  
• One Hour From Now. A report on Sharon Constable’s Symposium presentation.
  By: Gary Lake

Fall 2004

• For what symptoms do you prescribe Plaquenil? What are the major risks and side effects?
  By: Dr. Stephanie Ensworth
  
  
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
  By: Carmen G. Espinoza, MD
  Source: Lupus World, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2003
  
  
• Did Somebody say O-O-H-M?
  By: Emily Wojcik
  Source: Lupus Foundation of America Inc., Lupus Now, Spring 2004

Summer 2004

• Pain Control Techniques. What can you do?
  By: Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.
  Source: E-Cope: a publication of the Center for Coping
  
  
• Photosensitivity and Lupus Erythematosus
  By: Denny Tuffanelli, MD
  Source: Lupus Foundation of Northern California newsletter, Summer 2003
  
  
• Good Vibrations. For many stressed-out people, tai chi is like poetry in motion. By: Kelly James-Enger
  Source: Lupus Foundation of America Inc., Lupus Now, Fall 2003
  
  
• Finding the Balance
  By: Jennifer Hayes
  
  
• Gardening Tips. For people with disabilities (or not)
  Source: Western New York Lupus Foundation newsletter

Spring 2004

• Cancer Therapy may Offer New Hope to People with Lupus
  Source: Lupus News, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America
  
  
• Can Chronic Viral Infections be a Trigger for SLE?
  By: Arthur M. Krieg, MD
  Source: Lupus World, newsletter of the Rheumatology Division, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  
  
• Hello from Maple Ridge!
  By: Maple Ridge Lupus Support Group
  
  
• Early Diagnosis of SLE in Childhood
  By: Thomas J.A. Lehman, MD
  Source: Lupus News, newsletter of the Lupus Foundation of America
  
  
• Canada Leads the Way, First Evidence-Based Guidelines for Osteoporosis Source: Osteoblast, newsletter of Osteoporosis Society of Canada
  
  
• Sharon Constable: A Story of Courage, Determination and the Will to Overcome
  Source: Innovative Way, newsletter of Innovative Fitness Consultants Inc.